Faucet



Patented Jan. 20, 1925.

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.ANTONIO BOINTO,. OF BETHLEHEM,; PENNSYLVANIA.

FAUCET.

Application filed November 19,V 1-923. g- Serial AJ.\Tro.675,724.

T04 all whom/truely concern.

Be it' known that I, ANTONIO RoToNTo, a subject of the King ot' S'Italy (having declared his intentionto 'become a Icitizen of the Unitedr'States), residing ,at Bethlehem, in! thecounty-of A Northampton and State of Pennsylvania, Vhave invented `new and luseful Improvements `in `VFaucets, of which the following is a specification.

This yinvention relates to water 'faucets and particularly to a combination faucet adapted fford'iflerent water suppliesaand embodying among-*other featu-resxa drinking fountain, and `-the -primary yobject of the invention is toeprovide a faucet -of this class of a novel form of construction for use as a hot or\cold,or mixed hotand cold, Water dispensing means by aV simple adjustmentor manipulation of valves-disposed to establish-or cutl off-communication between main.- supply'sources e and passages, or, to render the faucet readilyserviceable ,as a sanitary'fdrinking fountain. A i further object of the --inventfion4 'is -to provide a combination faucet of the 'class specified to which hose pipemaybe easilyfattachedvfor Alire ex'tinguishment and. irrigationpurposes.

lWith these and other objects and advantages 'in-view, the linvention consists in' the construction and arrangement of the several parts which willifbe morefully hereinafter described and claimed.

ln the drawings:

Il? 1 is a` longitudinal vertical section taken on the line 1-1, Fig.2,of a faucet embodying the 'features of the linvention;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section takengon the line 2-2,' Fig. l; and

Fig. S is a transverse vertical section on the linev 3 3, Fig.' 1.

'The numeral 5 designates the body of the faucet, which may be of any desired shape, dimensions and general f proportions and formed with passages 6 and' 7 extending lengthwise thereof and separated by a partition wall 81 having a forwardthickened member 9l and a rear thinner member10, the .thin member being extended beyond the rear terminal ofthe body intoL provide an extension 11. Ang'ularly intersecting" the front portion of the body isa multiple nozzle 12 withanV upper drinking fountain 153 having communication therewith in a .manner which will be presently eX- plained and comprising an upwardly-flaring receptacle la of suitabledimensions, rPhe passage i6' has -anintermediate inward deliect-inon 15 and 'therein is seated `a screw plug valve 16, which controls communication be-tweenft-helearlaiicl" forward portions of said passage, the forward portion of the passage continuing into an elbow or angular outlet"17 `extending :horizontally through one side ofthe multiple'noz'zle 12. The passage 'f7-fis also intermediately deiiected, as at 18, adjacentthe;deliection l'of the passage 6, and fopening thereinto is an angularly 'disposed short n communicating passage 19, l which opens downwardly V into and -is continuous with a supplemental passage A2O-that continuesmainly in a horizontal-plane 'into the multiple nozzle 12 and-opens intoa vertical discharge lpassage 21-eXtending through a depending nozzle member `r22 Vofsaid i nozzle, the discharge passage=21 continuing at an angle above the point of communication ofthe supplemental `passage-2O therewith and opening into theffelbow orwangular discharge outlet 17, which continues `laterally or through one sideof the nozzle `12. `Tlie short communicating passage 7 is opened and closed through the medium of a screw plug valve 28 seated and operating vertically in vthe thickened portion or member' 9 of vthe partition wall 8. The valve ..3 isv in longitudinal alinement with the valve land is operable at the top portion` of the body 5 in rear ofy the u wardly flaring receptacle 14. The. passage `intersects and commui'iicates witha lateral-passage 24, which is continuous kwith an-elbow or angulardischarge passage opening through the base of the drinking fountain, and inJ the--passage 24 is a screw plug valve 2G. Around the outer portionof'ithe elbowA or angular discharge passagel'and at Vthe lowerend ofthe nozzle: member/22. screw-threadednipples 27 and 2S are respectively*formed and adapted to bei-ialternatelyengaged by anl inteii'iorly screw-threaded Y closing cap 29.

The-.screw plug valves 16, 23jand 26 are similar inconstruction, thesevaflves being tapered:andther'valvcs 16 and v23each inserted through vertical seats 30 in the body whiclropen out through thetop of the latter, the upper-portionof the seats having screw threads 31 :which-vare engaged by screwthreaded rims 32 at the, top Vof the plug valvesfVEach plugV valve'alsohas a stem 333"extending centrallyrftherefrom and provided with a -suitably shapeol-A handle i 34eon its outer free end. Surrounding the stem 33 of each valve is a gland and locking nut 35, to render the joint at this point watertight and at the same time provide stable means for the support and operation of the valve stem. The valve 26 is disposed horizontally and engages an outwardly opening seat 36 opposite the discharge outlet 17, with outer screw threads 37 which operate with a screw-threaded rim 3S at the outer extremity of the valve.

The rear end of the body 5 is exteriorly screw-threaded, as at 39, and has a wrenchengaging enlargement 40 adjacent the said screw threads. The rear screw-threaded extremity 39 of the body 5 is fitted in a screw-threaded collar 41 of a rear coupling cap 42 having laterally projecting coupling members`43 and 44, respectively for hot and cold water supply pipes 45 and 46. The cap 42 has a chamber 47 formed therein with a rear flat ground wall 48 against which the rear straight end of the extension 11 of the member 10 of the partition wall 8 bears when the rear extremity of the body 5 is connected to the collar 41, as shown by Fig. 2. By this meansthe chamber 47 is divided into two parts 49 and 50, which communicate respectively with the passages 6 and 7.

The closing capf29 is adapted to be removed from the lower end of the nozzle member 22 and applied to the screw-threaded nipple 27 when it is desired to have the nozzle member 22 free for the passage of either cold or hot, or a mixture of cold and hot water downwardly therethrough. It is obvious that when the cap 29 isapplied to the nipple 27 no water, either hot or cold, canpass out through the lateral discharge outlet' 17. The nipples 27 and 2S may alsoV be used forgattaehing hose pipes and the valve 23 adjusted to permit water to flow through both the nozzle member 22 and the lateral discharge outlet 17 for use in extinguishing hres. lVhen the valve 23 is opened the cold water will be permitted to pass downwardly through the supplemental passage20 intoV the vertical discharge passage 21 and also upwardly through the lateral. discharge outlet 17, the valve 16 under the said conditions remaining closed. Hot and cold water may be mixed by opening both valves -16 and 23 and flow either through the lateral dischargeoutlet 17 or the nozzle member 22 when the cap 29 is removed from the latter and applied to the nipple 27, the hot and cold water mixing inthe nozzle. lVhen it is desired to use the drinking fountain, the valves 16 and 23 are closed and the valve 26 opened, to permit communication of the passage 7 with the elbow or angular discharge passage 25 opening upwardly .through the base of the fountain Vand the water fills the receptacle 14 and is thus rendered readily accessible for drinking purposes, as the said receptacle has a fully open top for the insertion of the lips of the drinker. All of the valves 1G, 23 and 26 may be readily operated either to open or close the same for the discharge of thc kind of water desired at the various outlets hereinbefore specified.

The improved faucet is adapted to be apY plied in various positions and is compact and comparatively simple in its construction. By removing the valves the interior of the body 5, or the passages 6 and 7 as well as the lateral passage 24 and elbow or angular discharge passage 25, may be reached for cleaning purposes, it being understood that under the latter conditions the water will be cut olll by any suitable valve means provided in the pipes 45 and 46. All of the parts of the improved faucet are preferably formed of metal or metal alloy of a non-corrosive character. It is also proposed to plate or otherwise ornament the exterior surface of the faucet.

That is claimed as new is:

1. A faucet comprising a body having a pair of passages therethrough and an angular nozzle at one end, cold and hot water supply mea-ns attached to the opposite end of the body, the passages through the body being provided with valve means and the nozzle having a depending member with a discharge passage therethrough, a lateral discharge member with which one of the passages through the body has direct co1nmunication, and a drinking fountain at the upper portion of said nozzle, a supplemental passage extending partially through the body and controlled by one of the valve mea-ns of the latter and opening into the nozzle passages, and a valve in the nozzle for controlling communication of one passage through the valve body with a passage leading to the drinking fountain.

2. The combination with` a faucet having a body with a pair of passages extendingtherethrough and hot and cold water supply means connected to the rear thereof and sepn arately communicating with the said passages, an angular nozzle at one end of the faucet having a depending nozzle nunnlxn with a passage downwardly therethrough and also a lateral passage in commilnication therewith and also with one ol" the pair of passages through the body, a supplemental passage extending into and communirating with the passages of the nozzle and adapted to have communication with one of the passages through the body, and valve. means controlling the passages through the body and the nozzle whereby either cold or hot or mixed hot and cold water may be supplied to the nozzle.

3.` The combination with a faucet having lull a body With a pair of passages extending longitudinally therethrough, of a nozzle intersecting one end of the body at an angle and having a depending nozzle member with a passage therethrough and a lateral passage commnicating with the passage through the depending nozzle member, means for opening and closing the passage through the nozzle and the lateral passage, means for supplying thel passages through the body with cold and hot Water, a supplemental `ikiassage extending through a portion of the body and adapted to communicate with one of the longitudinal passages of the body and also communicating with the passages of the nozzle` and .f'alve means in the body for controlling communication of the passages thereof with the passages in the nozzle.

l. The combination With a 'faucet having a body with a pair of longitudinal passages of substantially the same length extending therethrough and separated by a partition which is thickened at its forward portion to arrange the passages in positions for eil'ective communication with other' parts of the faucet` the rear portion of the partition being reduced in thickness and centrally located with respect to the body of the faucet and projected outwardly beyond the rear end of the latter, a nozzle disposed at an angle to the front end of the body and having passages therethrough adapted to coi'nniunicate With the longitudinal passages through the body, a chambered cap removably applied to the rear end of the body and into Which the rear extension of the partition projects and also divides the cap into two inlet chambers oi similar dimensions, the cap having oppositely disposed supply pipes for hot and cold Water, and valve devices in the body to control `the passages through the latter, one of the valve devices being disposed in the partition.

5. The combination With a faucet having a pair oit passages extending longitudinally therethrough, means at the rear end of the body for separately supplying lthe passages with cold and hot Water, an angularly disposed nozzle at the opposite end of the body having depending and lateral outlets, a supplemental passage extending partWay through the body and opening into the nozzle, and valve means for controlling communication yof" the passages through the body with the nozzle to supply either cold or mixed hot and cold water to the nozzle.

(i. The combination with a faucet having a body With a pair of passages extending ltmgitudinally therethrough and an angular nozzle at one end of the body, supply means therethrough and a nozzle intersecting one T' ond of the same at an angle, the said nozzle being provided with an upper drinking fountain and also having depending and lateral discharge passages in communication, the nozzle further having a lateral passage communicating with the base of the drinking fountain and With one of the passages of the body, and a valve mounted in the said lateral passage and controlling communication of the lastenamed passage With one of t" the passages through the body, and valves Within the body controlling the pair of passages through the latter and the communication thereof With the lateral depending passages of the nozzle, al supplemental passage extending partivay through the body and opening into the lateral and depending passages of the nozzle and controlled by one of the valves of the body.

8. The combination With a faucet having a,

a body with a pair of passages extending longitudinally theretlnough and an angular nozzle at one end of the body, supply means connected to the opposite end of the body for directing cold and hot Water into the passages of said body, the nozzle having a depending and a lateral discharge passage therethrough in communication Within the nozzle and a supplemental passage extending partWay through the body and also opening into the passages of the nozzle and arranged to communicate With one of the longitudinal passages of the body, a removable cap for application to the depending and lateral discharge passa-ges of the nozzle, i both of the latter -passages when open permitting water to simultaneously iioiv therefrom, and valve means mounted in the body and controlling communication of the passages of the latter with the passages of the nozzle and said supplemental passage.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand.

ANTONIO ROTONTO. 

